Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-10-07
THE NATIONAL ENCAMpMENT
one of the Pleasantest Yet HeId-Proces-
sion RevIewed by Gov. Ormsbee.


sion Reviewed by Gov. Ormsbee.
PUTNEY DEPOT, Sept. 3O--The largest
reunion of Grand Army veterans held in
this vicinity for years occurred to-day.
Special trains brought posts ana dele
gates fran the surrounding country, in
Guiding Keene. Westmoreand Brattle-
boro, Bellows Falls, Windsor AMI Ches-
ter. Among the prominent visitors were
Gov. Ormsbee, Lieut. Gov Fuller, Col.
George W. Hooker, Col. Kittredg e Has
kins, Judge l. NJ Read and others. The
Brattleboro Military band, the Saxtob
River COrnet band ana the Putney drum
corps furnished the music. Three hun
dred and nifty veterans and sons OF yeter-
ans were III line this afternoon and were
reviewed by the governor. Large tents
were erected on the common and rations
were served for 400. In the evening, with
Col. Hooker AS POSTMASTER, a campfire
was held with addresses by the promi-
nent people mentioned above and many
others.
Sketches of the Principal National Othcers
just Elected.
Judge Rea, the new commander in chief
OF the Grand Army of the Republic, is
tall, slim man, with a full, dark beard and
fine, intellectual face. He is now Judge
of the District Court OF Minneapolis. a re
He was born in Chester, Pa, October 10.
1910, and his military record shows that
he enlisted in Piqua, Ohio in company B,
llth ONO volunteers, infantry, April, 1S6l
for three months. August IS, 1861, he en-
listed for three years i'll the list regiment
ONO cavalry, and was promoted to second
lieutenant, first lieutenant, captain and
was breveted major for gallantry in battle
November %, 1868. He resigned Novem-
o. Ia tnin t1a A
OF the Republic at Piqua, Chic, in Deem
per, 1866, and was member of the first
department encampment of Ohio. He be-
came a charter member of George H.
Thomas Post, No, 81, department of Penn
sylvania, October, 1857, and was success
sively post chaplain, post commander
member of the department, council of adj
mlnistration and one of the PENNSYLVANIA
delegates to the national encampmen. in
| 1877. lie was also member of the com
mission that erected the soldiers monu-
ment at Lancaster, Pa In 1875 he re
moved to MINNEAPOLIS, and has been com
mander of Morgan Post, No. 4, in that de
partment, and has been seniop vice de
partment commander two terms He
was elected senior vice commander in
chief in 1854 and 1855. lie served as cap
tain OF Company A, First regiment
Minnesota National Guard, from 1877 to
IsS!, and was quartermaster general Of
Minnesota from lNS3 to 1886, with the
rank of brigadier general. The Judge has
excellent local reputation as speaker,
ana his address on returning thanks for
ms election was frequently applauded.
Nelson Cole, the senior vice commander,
was born in Duchess county, y. y, Nov.
| IS. 1888, and came to st. Louis when
| boy. He entered the three months ser
! vice as captain, April %, 1851, served
! four years and over, and was mustered
out November p, 1858, as colonel Of the
/ Second Missouri light artillery. He has
! lived in st. Louis ever since is at the
! head OF prosperous lumber firm and is
member OF the City Council.
John Linahan, junior vice commander,
! IS past department commander of New
/ hampshire.
National Council of Administration.
/ The following comrades were elected as
/ a national council of administration by
/ the encampmeDt Chas. r.. Graves, Ben
/ ford, Conn. ri omas W. Coy, Westerville,
. Il. J.: George W. Hodgdon, Portsmouth
I y. H., and +. :. Lowell, Weymouth, Mass
The Women's Relief Corps
The Women's Relief Corps elected the
/ following officers Mrs. Emma ;. Hamp-
ton, Detroit national president: Mrs.
/ Cora Day Young, Toledo, senior vice presi-
/ dent; Mrs. Mary !. lngraham, New Ier-
sey junior vice PRESIDENT Mrs Sarah c.
installing officer: Mrs. A. A CLANCY, De
troit. secretary. Reports show that the
corps now numbers 10000 They have
distributed $4,000 in charity, beside car
ing FOR widows and orphans aud contrib
uting to the support of soldiers homes